Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)

The Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), which ranks 43 in the BRICS list, completes the top ten institutions in Brazil. The Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) was established in 1968 and served as S Paulo's lone Federal University until 2006. São Carlos, in Brazil's southeast, is one of the country's most developed cities and is known as the state's "Capital of Technology."

The university includes four campuses, each of which is named for the city in which it is located: São Carlos, Araras, Sorocaba, and Lagoa do Sino, which is located in Buri. One of the most prominent research centers, the Araras campus provides studies in agronomical engineering and biotechnology. The Sorocaba campus, on the other hand, has a physical area of around 700 thousand square meters and has sustainability as a primary emphasis that drives most of its operations. Surprisingly, the newer Lagoa do Sino campus is built on a 6,430,000-square-meter farm and features a nature sciences center.

Important initiatives such as a specific Health-School Unit, comprising of activities produced by different university departments – and including the teaching departments of Physical Education, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Psychology, and Occupational Therapy – are part of the university community.

More than 250 labs, a variety of libraries, theatres, amphitheatres, auditoriums, sport gymnasiums, sport fields with eight courts and two swimming pools, 85 classrooms, and over 370 student residential quarters are available.

Most of the variables included in the ranking give the Universidade Federal de São Carlos a good score, with the proportion of personnel with a PhD being the best and the foreign student ratio being the worst. Its performance reflects overall trends in Brazilian higher education, with the new BRICS ranking highlighting Brazilian universities' strengths in research production and influence, international staff recruitment, and highly qualified faculty members – while international student enrolments and the ratio of academic staff to students are areas for improvement.

UFSCar has won several awards, including Best Public University in Brazil's Rural Area and Institutional Merit on Young Scientist Award in 2008, and has regularly outperformed similar Brazilian universities.

Founded: 1968

Location:

Campus São Carlos

• Rod. Washington Luís, km 235 - SP-310 - São Carlos, CEP 13565-905
• Telefone: (16) 3351-8111
• Fax: (16) 3361-2081

Campus Araras

• Rod. Anhanguera, km 174 - SP-330 - Araras, CEP 13600-970
• Telefone: (19) 3543-2600 ou 3543-2601
• Fax: (19) 3543-2602

Campus Sorocaba

• Rod. João Leme dos Santos, km 110 - SP-264, Bairro do Itinga - Sorocaba, CEP 18052-780
• Telefones: Consulte

Campus Lagoa do Sino

• Rod. Lauri Simões de Barros, km 12 - SP-189, Bairro Aracaçu - Buri
• Telefone: (15) 3256-9000

Website: www.ufscar.br